Q. The total number of national highways in the country is:

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More Questions on Indian Economy

  • Q. Which of the following is the first Indian private company to sign an accord with Government of Myanmar for oil exploration in two offshore blocks in that country?
    A)Essar Oil
    B)GAIL
    C)Reliance Energy
    D)ONGC
    Answer: Essar Oil
  • Q. Planning commission constituted a high level committee for financial sector reforms in August 2007 under the Chairmanship of:
    A)Raghuram G. Rajan
    B)K.V. Kamath
    C)Bimal Jalan
    D)None of these
    Answer: Raghuram G. Rajan
  • Q. Project ‘Sankalp’ is associated with the elimination of:
    A)AIDS/HIV
    B)Polio
    C)Both A and B
    D)None of the above
    Answer: AIDS/HIV
  • Q. In the last one decade, which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest foreign direct investment inflows into India?
    A)Services sector
    B)Chemicals other than fertilizers
    C)Food processing
    D)Telecommunication
    Answer: Telecommunication
  • Q. Fiscal deficit in the Union Budget means
    A)net increase in Union Governments borrowings from the Reserve Bank of India
    B)the sum of budgetary deficit and net increase in internal and external borrowings
    C)the difference between current expenditure and current revenue
    D)the sum of monetized deficit and budgetary deficit
    Answer: the sum of budgetary deficit and net increase in internal and external borrowings
  • Q. Redistribution polices geared to reduce economic inequalities include
    A)land reforms
    B)rural development policies
    C)progressive tax policies
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. The Money Order system in India was introduced in the year :
    A)1880
    B)1999
    C)1882
    D)1904
    Answer: 1880
  • Q. Government has merged Annapurna Scheme with:
    A)Ujjwala
    B)National Old Age Pension Scheme
    C)IRDP
    D)None of these
    Answer: National Old Age Pension Scheme
  • Q. The average rate of domestic savings (gross) for the Indian economy is currently estimated to be in the range of
    A)20 to 25 percent
    B)15 to 20 percent
    C)25 to 30 percent
    D)30 to 35 percent
    Answer: 20 to 25 percent
  • Q. Which state of India ranks first in milk production as per the data of the year 2009-10?
    A)Jharkhand
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Bihar
    D)West Bengal
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh
  • Q. With the objective of opening the insurance sector for private participation the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act (IRDA) was passed in:
    A)the year 1999
    B)the year 1998
    C)the year 2005
    D)the year 1990
    Answer: the year 1999
  • Q. The largest producer of Coffee in the country is:
    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Kerala
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. Of the gross tax revenue of the Union Government the indirect taxes account for nearly
    A)75 percent
    B)70 per cent
    C)65 percent
    D)60 percent
    Answer: 65 percent
  • Q. Which of the following is not viewed as a national debt?
    A)Life Insurance Policies
    B)National Saving Certificate
    C)Provident Fund
    D)Long-term Government Bonds
    Answer: National Saving Certificate
  • Q. What was the central theme of the Chipko Movement started by Sunderlal Bahuguna in 1973?
    A)Conservation of river water
    B)Conservation of Forests
    C)Protection of birds
    D)Protection of cheetals
    Answer: Conservation of Forests
  • Q. Excise duty is a tax levied on the
    A)export of goods
    B)import of goods
    C)production of goods
    D)sale of goods
    Answer: production of goods
  • Q. In the world in terms of Railway Network system India ranks:
    A)first
    B)second
    C)fourth
    D)third
    Answer: fourth
  • Q. National expenditure includes
    A)investment expenditure
    B)government expenditure
    C)consumption expenditure
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Income tax in India was introduced by:
    A)James Wilson
    B)Nicholas Kaldor
    C)William Jones
    D)Mahavir Tyagi
    Answer: James Wilson
  • Q. For International money transfer which Indian public sector bank has signed MoU with MoneyGram company of America?
    A)Bank of Baroda
    B)State Bank of India
    C)Punjab National Bank
    D)Central Bank of India
    Answer: Punjab National Bank

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